The Louisiana House passes a bill that says banks with gun control policies can not refuse to do business with companies involved in the manufacturing and selling of guns and ammunition. The House approved the measure on a 66-27 vote and it heads to the Senate for more discussion. Democrats oppose the legislation. Franklin Representative Sam Jones says the legislation infringes on the First amendment rights of banks…
Cut 4 (06) “…don’t you.”
A bill that would partially roll back the Governor’s changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program advanced to the House floor. Governor Edwards opposes reversing the changes he made to the program last year. Edwards’ Executive Council, Matthew Block, says every other state allows local level authorities to make decisions about issuing local tax breaks…
Cut 11 (07) “…program.”
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A recording that claims LSU basketball coach Will Wade allegedly offered 300,000 dollars in an effort to recruit LSU forward Naz Reid was featured Monday at a federal trial on NCAA corruption. Reid was instrumental in helping LSU win an SEC regular season title and a trip to the Sweet 16. Tiger Rag assistant editor Tyler Nunez says says along with potentially ending Will Wade’s time at LSU, the ongoing trial could reveal just how much illegal money is flowing into basketball recruiting.
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LSU is refraining from commenting until further notice.
A Hepatitis A outbreak results in the first death reported from the virus in the state. The highly contagious liver infection primarily spreads through close contact. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says if you’re at risk, visit your doctor.
Cut 15 (07) “…an initial vaccine.”
Monthly Archives: April 2019
9:30 LRN Newscast April 30
A House committee narrowly approves legislation that partially rolls back changes made by Governor John Bel Edwards to a tax break program that benefits large manufacturers. Matt Doyle has more…
voicer 2 (30) “….I’m Matt Doyle”
Two hotly debated topics will be discussed in a Senate committee this morning. Lawmakers will debate a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty and there’s also a bill on the agenda that would prohibit an abortion when the fetus’ heartbeat is detected.
The Louisiana House passes a bill that says banks with gun control policies can not refuse to do business with companies involved in the manufacturing and selling of guns and ammunition. Erath Representative Blake Miguez says his legislation protects against a discriminatory action
Cut 3 (10) “…move it forward”
The House approved the measure on a 66-27 vote and it heads to the Senate for more discussion.
The state is reporting its first death from the Hepatitis A outbreak, which is a highly contagiuous liver infection. Assistant state health officer Joseph Kanter says Hep A primarily spreads through close contact and it’s most often seen with drug users, in the homeless population, prisoners and homosexuals. Kanter says at first someone may experience fever, fatigue and loss of appetite…..
cut 14 (09) “….of the eyes’
8:30AM LRN Newscast April 30
LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade’s name surfaces again in the ongoing NCAA Basketball Trial in New York. In a video played yesterday is former Arizona Assistant Coach Book Richardson discussing a $300-thousand deal in place for LSU Forward Naz Reid.
After being reinstated, Wade agreed to a provision in his contract that would give LSU cause to fire him if he was found in violation of a level one or two NCAA violation. Tiger Rag Magazine Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez says this fits the bill, if the allegation is true…
In St. Landry Parish a priest who pleaded guilty to molesting a juvenile is set to be sentenced today. Michael Guidry (Gid-dree) of St. Peter Church in Morrow was placed on leave last year. He’s accused of giving a 16-year old boy alcohol and sexually molesting him.
The first death in the state from a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A has been recorded. The highly contagious liver infection primarily spreads through close contact. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says in Louisiana the cases recorded since January 2018 sees the biggest impact in two main risk categories.
Cut 13 (09) “…those two categories.”
State Health officials have not yet said where the death occurred.
The Department of Health is also asking you to be watchful of the “kissing-bug.” Their bite can carry Chagas disease. Epidemiologist Julius Tonzel says the bug is known for its long thin legs, earthy brown or black color with red stripes.
The insect has been reported in Jefferson, St. Charles, and Terrebonne Parishes.
7:30 LRN Newscast April 30
Will Wade’s name has surfaced again in the college basketball corruption case as evidence emerges of the LSU basketball coach allegedly offering 300,000 dollars in an effort to recruit Naz Reid. Matt Doyle has the story.
The House voted Monday to prohibit banks from refusing to do business with companies involved with gun and ammunition manufacturing sales. The proposal was made in Louisiana after Citibank and Bank of America enacted firearm restriction policies for customers in response to the deadly school shootings in Florida. The bill is sponsored by Republican Blake Miguez of Erath.
A bill that would partially roll back the Governor’s changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program advances to the House floor. The change would take the ability to grant the often substantial local property tax breaks to businesses away from local boards, like school boards.
Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds says it’s scaring away business.
A Hepatitis A outbreak results in the first death reported in Louisiana from the virus. The highly contagious liver infection spreads primarily through close contact. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says for those at high risk you can help prevent contracting the virus.
Cut 15 (07) “…an initial vaccine.”
State Health officials have not yet said where the death occurred.
6:45 LRN Sportscast April 30
LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s name has emerged again in the NCAA corruption trial. A recording was played of convicted former Arizona coach Book Richardson and in the video Richardson said Wade told him about 300-thousand dollar recruiting offer for five-star recruit Naz Reid. At this point, the recruiting violation allegation is just hearsay, but Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez says the ongoing trial is painting a picture of how much illegal money is flowing in recruiting….
cut 9 (09) “…continues”
LSU released a statement that says they continue to monitor the situation, but they have no comment at this time because of the fluid nature of the matter.
Four-star linebacker Antoine Sampah from Virginia has announced his verbal pledge to the LSU Tigers. He’s ranked as the nation’s second best inside linebacker by 24-7 sports.
Once LSU got past the disappointing loss to Alabama on Friday, Coach Paul Mainieri says a lot of encouraging things occurred for the Tigers who went on to win the series over Crimson Tide. Mainieri says he liked what he saw from catcher Saul Garza, who hit his second home run of the season on Sunday….
cut 18 (15) “….getting better”
Mainieri says Garza will continue to split time with Brock Mathis behind the plate during the final three weeks of the regular season.
One of the best athletic trainers in the NBA is reportedly leaving Phoenix for New Orleans. Aaron Nelson has been with the Suns since the Charles Barkley’s days, but the Pelicans new head man of basketball operations David Griffen apparently convinced him to come to the Big Easy.
In high school football, Tommy Tharp is reportedly leaving as the head football coach of Mangham. Tharp led the Dragons t three state runner-up finishes from 2013 to 2015. His departure means the three Richland Parish schools all have head coaching vacancies in football.
6:30 LRN Newscast April 30
A recording that claims LSU basketball coach Will Wade allegedly offered 300,000 dollars in an effort to recruit LSU forward Naz Reid was featured at a federal trial on NCAA corruption Monday. Tiger Rag assistant editor Tyler Nunez says it’s another recruiting allegation against Wade.
The Department of Health is asking residents to lookout for the penny sized “kissing bug”, that can carry Chagas (shag-as) disease. LDH vector-borne diseases epidemiologist Julius Tonzel says the Triatomine (try-ah-toe-men) bugs are known to break into poorly insulated homes and feast on unsuspecting sleepers.
An outbreak of Hepatitis A results in the first reported death from the virus in Louisiana. Who’s most at risk for contracting the liver infection? Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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LRN AM Newscall April 30 ###Changes made to the wording of the first two stories###
Will Wade’s name has surfaced again in the college basketball corruption case as evidence emerges of the LSU basketball coach allegedly offering 300,000 dollars in an effort to recruit Naz Reid. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A proposal to partially roll back Governor Edwards’ changes to a program that issues substantial property tax cuts to big business narrowly gets through a House committee. Matt Doyle has more.
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An outbreak of Hepatitis A results in the first reported death from the virus in Louisiana. Who’s most at risk for contracting the liver infection? Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 3 (31) “I’m Kevin Barnhart”
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The Louisiana Department of Health is asking residents to be on the lookout for the penny sized “kissing bug”, whose bite can carry the rare, but nasty Chagas disease. LDH vector-borne diseases epidemiologist Julius Tonzel says the Triatomine bugs are known to break into poorly maintained houses, and feast on unsuspecting sleepers.
The alert was triggered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which confirmed a case of the disease in Delaware.
The best way to keep the bugs out is to fix any holes in your home that lead to the outside, and Tonzel says you can identify the disease carrying “kissing bug” by it’s long, thin legs, and earthy brown or black outside with red stripes…
There’s only been 13 confirmed cases of Chargas Disease in the state’s history and none since 2017.
Chagas symptoms can take weeks to appear, and can feel very much like the flu initially. Tonzel says after that, it could be quite some time before the long term effects are felt, but they could ultimately be fatal.
In it’s history, the disease has been documented in 11 parishes, as far north as Caddo, and as far south as Terrebonne.
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A recording that claims LSU basketball coach Will Wade allegedly offered 300,000 dollars in an effort to recruit LSU forward Naz Reid was featured Monday at a federal trial on NCAA corruption. Tiger Rag assistant editor Tyler Nunez says it’s another recruiting allegation against the 36-year-old coach.
The video aired in court is former Arizona assistant Book Richardson, who was reportedly caught on tape saying Wade offered him a job to help with the recruiting of Reid, and quoted Wade as saying “There’s a deal in place, I got 300,000 for him.” Richardson allegedly responded saying “Give me half, and I’ll make sure the kid goes there”.
After being reinstated, Wade agreed to a provision in his contract that would give LSU cause to fire him if he was found in violation of a level one or two NCAA violation. Nunez says this fits the bill, if the allegation is true…
Reid was instrumental in helping LSU win an SEC regular season title and a trip to the Sweet 16. Nunez says along with potentially ending Will Wade’s time at LSU, the ongoing trial could reveal just how much illegal money is flowing into basketball recruiting.
LSU responded, saying “We are continuing to monitor the situation, and will refrain from commenting until further notice.”
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A bill that would partially roll back the Governor’s changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program advanced to the House floor. The change would take the ability to grant the often substantial local property tax breaks to businesses away from local boards, like school boards.
Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds says it’s scaring away business.
Companies use ITEP to request hundreds of thousands, and even millions in tax breaks from the state.
Governor Edwards opposes reversing the changes he made to the program last year. Edwards’ Executive Council, Matthew Block, says every other state allows local level authorities to make decisions about issuing local tax breaks…
The changes created a controversy in Baton Rouge when the local school board denied Exxon a several hundred thousand dollar ITEP request under the new rules.
The change would see the parish president, sheriff, and school board president in charge of accepting or rejecting ITEP requests. Opponents would prefer keeping the authority at the city/town, and not parish level, but Edmonds says that should be local enough.
Before Edwards’ changes, the decision to issue the tax break was made by a state level board.
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A Hepatitis A outbreak results in the first death reported from the virus in the state. The highly contagious liver infection primarily spreads through close contact. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says in Louisiana the cases recorded since January 2018 sees the biggest impact in two main risk categories.
Cut 13 (09) “…those two categories.”
Kanter adds the virus spreads rapidly when people are in close quarters in such settings as homeless shelters or jails.
About two-thirds of those diagnosed with Hepatitis A are having to be hospitalized in this most recent outbreak, which Kanter says is higher than normal. Many people who have it end up doing fine, but some end up having worsened liver damage or even liver failure. Kanter says at first someone may experience vague symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
Cut 14 (09) “…of the eyes.”
For those that are high risk, Kanter says there is action that can be taken to reduce the chance of contracting the virus.
Cut 15 (07) “…an initial vaccine.”
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LSU ranks in the middle of the pack in the Southeastern Conference for team batting average. But Coach Paul Mainieri is hoping freshman Gavin Dugas can provide a spark. He missed about two months with a hamate injury, but delivered a big two-run single in Sunday’s win over Alabama
In Sunday’s win over the Crimson Tide, Landon Marceaux struck out nine in 5.1 innings pitched for the victory. Mainieri liked how the freshman from Destrehan battled back from shaky start
Mainieri also likes what he’s seeing from catcher Saul Garza, who hit his second home run of the season on Sunday
530PM LRN NEws
The House Transportation Committee overwhelming supports legislation that would prohibit hand held cell phone use while driving. A similar bill in Louisiana died in the Senate last year. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says there are plenty of things that can you distract you while you drive, so why just pick on hand held cell phone use
Cut 10 (12) “…just one out”
Supporters of the proposed handheld cell phone ban say statistics show that talking or texting on the phone is contributing to more and more accidents. Bogalusa Representative Malinda White says she doesn’t need stats to know Louisiana needs a handheld cell phone ban.
Cut 11 (12) “…cell phones.”
The measure now moves to the full House for more debate.
A proposed constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax cleared the Senate Finance Committee, and is heading to the Senate floor, with debate focusing in on diapers. A proposed constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax cleared the Senate Finance Committee, and is heading to the Senate floor, with debate focusing in on diapers.
Cut 7 (14) “…shoes.”
It’s estimated the proposal would save families 55 dollars a year.
A bill that would partially roll back chanes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program advanced to the House floor on a 8 to 7 vote. The change would take the ability to grant the often substantial local property tax breaks out of larger, local level boards, and place them in the hands of a three person, Parish level board.
4:30 PM Newscast
LSU will hold its first Giving Day on Tuesday. It’s a 24-hour fundraiser that starts at midnight. LSU Foundation spokesperson Sara Whittaker says she expects the Tiger community around the world will help smash the goal of 1860 donations, and when they do, it’ll unlock a big money match.
LSU Giving Day is part of the university’s $1.5 billion dollar Fierce for the Future Campaign.
Some residents are still without power from Thursday’s EF-3 tornado that struck Ruston, killing two and causing widespread damage. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker says they have 88% of the electrical grid back up, but they will not hit 100% for a while.
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Lincoln Parish public schools and Louisiana Tech University re-opened today.
A proposed constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax cleared the Senate Finance Committee, and is heading to the Senate floor, with debate focusing in on diapers. Baton Rouge Diaper Bank Danielle Satawa says poor families often struggle to afford diapers, and end up needing to lift them from local groceries.
The proposal would need a two thirds vote in both houses, followed by voter approval on the October ballot before becoming law.
The House Transportation Committee overwhelming supports legislation that would prohibit hand held cell phone use while driving. Jennifer Smith with Stop Distractions-dot-org says 18 states have approved similar laws and in some states like Georgia, they’ve seen amazing results
4:45 LRN Sportscast April 29
LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s name surfaced in a federal courtroom in New York today where an NCAA corruption trial is ongoing. A recording was played in which a former Arizona assistant coach said he discussed with Wade a 300-thousand dollar recruiting offer in order to get Reid to sign with LSU. Reid played a vital role this past season in helping LSU win an SEC regular season title. There has yet to be any corroborating evidence in court connecting Wade to this potential deal.
In football recruiting, LSU’s 2020 class is rated number one in the country. On Sunday, the Tigers received a verbal commitment from five-star wide receiver Rakim Jarrett from Washington D-C. LSU has 13 commitments for the 2020 class, which is ranked ahead of Clemson, Alabama and Miami.
LSU baseball has moved up slightly in the polls after taking two out of three, while Louisiana Tech lost its ranking in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper after getting swept by Rice.
Despite only one pick in the first three rounds, Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis says the team selected three players rated in the top 70 on their board. New Orleans made two trades during the seven round draft to move up. In round two, they made a deal with Miami to take Texas A&M Center Erik McCoy and in the fourth round they executed a deal with the Jets to take Florida safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson. General Manager Mickey Loomis says they were calculated moves
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The Saints have a kicker in Will Lutz, but former LSU Tiger Cole Tracy will reportedly have a try out with New Orleans during their mini-camp. Tracy says he will also have a try out with the Packers.
Former LSU running back Nick Brossette has signed as a free agent with the Patriots. Former Northwestern State wide receiver Jazz Ferguson signs with Seattle.